Bombay High Court

MR. FRASER FERNANDESversusNEAL DIAS

Disposal: Allowed

Holding

The court allowed the application and ordered the writ petition to be listed for hearing on 2 September 2026.

Summary

The applicant, Mr. Fraser Fernandes, filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application seeking an early listing of his writ petition (No. 1905 of 2023) before the High Court of Bombay at Goa. The court considered the submissions made and the nature of the underlying litigation. It found that the applicant’s request merited consideration and therefore should be allowed. Consequently, the application was disposed of in favour of the applicant. The court ordered that the writ petition be placed under the caption "Hearing" for a hearing on 2 September 2026 and directed that any office objections be cleared by the next hearing date.

Issues considered

Whether the Miscellaneous Civil Application seeking an early hearing should be allowed

Subjects

civil procedure
miscellaneous civil application
early hearing
court listing

Judgment

2026:BHC-GOA:1588
                                             2 MCA 328 2026

                Jose

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
                           MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO.328 OF 2026
                                            IN
                             WRIT PETITION NO.1905 OF 2023 (F)
           MR. FRASER FERNANDES                                   ... APPLICANT
             Versus
           NEAL DIAS                                              ... RESPONDENTS


           Mr Tarshish Pereira with Mr S. Aguiar, Advocates for the
           Applicant.
           Mr Byron Rodrigues, Advocate for the Respondent. (through
           V.C.)


                                  CORAM:- S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.
                                  DATED :- 11th August, 2026

           P.C.:


           1.    Heard.


           2.    By this Misc. Civil Application, the Applicant seeks to list the
           matter for early hearing. Considering the submissions advanced
           and nature of litigation, the application deserves to be allowed.


           3.    Application stands disposed of.


           4.          Place the Writ Petition under caption "Hearing" on 2nd
           September, 2026.



                                                Page 1 of 2
                                              11th August, 2026
                                                           2 MCA 328 2026


                        5.        Office objections, if any, to be cleared by the next date of
                        hearing.



                                                                  S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.




Signed by: JOSE FRANCISCO
DSOUZA
                                                              Page 2 of 2
Designation: Personal Assistant
Date: 11/08/2026 14:00:27                                   11th August, 2026

Continue reading with your account

Checking your session…